tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post6082518616853859602..comments2024-03-21T14:41:14.622-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Thursday Random 10FDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-71045159832946142312008-10-15T18:25:00.000-07:002008-10-15T18:25:00.000-07:00Dear Chief,I really must apologize for my snotty r...Dear Chief,<BR/><BR/>I really must apologize for my snotty reply to [1]. I have been exposed to an onslaught of sarcasm recently, and find it has colored my thinking. And as I acknowledge, sarcasm is a far cry from wit.<BR/><BR/>The response was uncharacteristic for me. What I feel is, how nice that you are a man who knows something else follows dessert, and you are unafraid to say it. So, I like your braveness and your sensitivity.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-6408186582278722132008-10-14T19:43:00.000-07:002008-10-14T19:43:00.000-07:00p.s.--I don't know where the extraneous "shine" ca...p.s.--I don't know where the extraneous "shine" came from (!)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-13511200346459181842008-10-14T19:27:00.000-07:002008-10-14T19:27:00.000-07:00[1] "I know that the best pie can be as good as th...[1] "I know that the best pie can be as good as the best sex...except that you can't talk, cuddle and fondle with the pie afterwards..."<BR/><BR/>Well...I s'pose you could, but it'd be rather kinky (unless of course, you're an Abkhasian, and seeing as you appreciate ladies leg hair, they may consider you for honorary membership.)<BR/><BR/>[2] When it is not egregious. Jean's hair is light, and so not intrusive. I can do without the dark-haired feminists on the beach with what looks like tick-studded legs. (I only shave a couple of times a year, lucky to inherit my Dad's faint body hair.) Mum's another matter, and her jutting underarm hair caused me no end of mortification as a child. Getting my own personal razor and deodorant against her objections at age 13 was my 1st order of business.<BR/><BR/>[3] Right on with Ifil.<BR/><BR/>[4] I would LOVE that kind of honesty. Maybe we could all laugh then and be a little less hung up. then again, Madison Ave. might lose some revenue. So we continue to lie and insinuate, causing no end of messed up people and communications and expectations.<BR/><BR/>[5] I am most perplexed on this one: why must women check their brains to be seen as sexy? Why is loopy, sexy? It seems heroines today are either clueless, or arch and acidic. To me, neither is attractive. Maybe it speaks to the writers' perception of maledom in America(?)<BR/><BR/>The witty banter is replaced by a scenario in which the players miserably duke it out, ala High Fidelity, or the woman is a ditz, ala "Sex and the City." It is sad if these are the only modalities to which most people can relate. <BR/>shine.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-21739320007516504202008-10-14T16:31:00.000-07:002008-10-14T16:31:00.000-07:00Lisa: In the same order - 1. Dunno about the asso...Lisa: In the same order - <BR/><BR/>1. Dunno about the association between pumpkin and sex. I know that the best pie can be as good as the best sex...except that you can't talk, cuddle and fondle with the pie afterwards...<BR/><BR/>2. I am alone in finding women's bodily hair attractive in certain ways. In this case, Jean is playing a gypsy woman of the 1520s - the notion that such a woman would have depilated and anointed herself is silly but wouldn't have been out of line with the notions of femininity in the movies of the 1950s. So more power to Jean for going natural - her pretty unshaved legs and sturdy feet help both play her character and entice the viewer!<BR/><BR/>3. The really irritating thing was that the GOP borked her ahead of time, trying to cut her off at the knees and it worked. Palin was a dope, but most of her lies flew by because Ifil didn't grab her and force her to answer.<BR/><BR/>4. Yep. Like I said - there's a part of me that wants these ad agencies to just lay the sex out there and force the public to choose or reject it.<BR/><BR/>5. Sadly, yes - the "romantic comedy" has become a thought-free exercise. Makes me long for a leading lady with the edge of Carole Lombard or Mae West...those gals were an overflowing of everything delicious about the female of the species. I've met some fabulously witty and strong women; why does it seem that a woman has to turn in her brain before becoming a romantic heroine?FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-36546472562588254312008-10-12T20:46:00.000-07:002008-10-12T20:46:00.000-07:00Alright... to the matters that civilize:--Pumpkin ...Alright... to the matters that civilize:<BR/><BR/>--Pumpkin pie from the Carnation recipe simply rocks. Sweet and nutritious, a thoroughly justifiable dessert. (As an aside, I hear that the scent of pumpkin is an aphrodisiac for men.)<BR/><BR/>--Good observation on Jean's leg hair. You do not miss the subtleties.<BR/><BR/>--Gwen Ifil was woefully undergunned for the job of moderator. Then again, so was one of her panelists.<BR/><BR/>--Re. #8: it's all about sex. I'm fascinated by the transposition that people allow when watching these insipid ads.<BR/><BR/>--I miss the wit and clever repartee of the better old Hollywood romances. I like my leads to be rapier sharp, but still with goodwill. Too often today characters are forced and dialog and behavior is clunky; sarcasm substitutes for wit. As you point out, Garafalo is unlikely to be insecure. <BR/><BR/>I notice a general dumbing-down in everything media.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-12914849606082729072008-10-11T09:23:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:23:00.000-07:00Jim: From what I can see and read both the parties...Jim: From what I can see and read both the parties are heaily vested in the Cold War status quo. Obama would be slightly less insane about his policies than McSame (who truly would have risked global thermonuclear war over friggin Georgia). But neither side is willing to really think outside the duopolar box.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, or fortunately, the coming financial, and ensuing fiscal, meltdown will severly constrain the next President for the sort of "marching through Georgia" geopolitical shenanagans that both candidates seem to want to indulge in.<BR/><BR/>But your basic point is sound: neither side is willing to level with the People. McSame and the red-meat Repubs are frankly delusional, Obama and the Dems just afraid - afraid that if they speak the truth the public will reject them.<BR/><BR/>And the ugly fact is - the public would.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-68845945767634120902008-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:002008-10-11T07:57:00.000-07:00Chief, I had extreme problems with the DEBATE.Obam...Chief, I had extreme problems with the DEBATE.<BR/>Obama actually said we should rebuild the old Soviet Empire with our money.RIGHT ON. Isn't this a European issue .?<BR/><BR/>McC talked about Georgia and the Ukraine as vital to Europe and that they should be valuable members of Nato. <BR/><BR/>Both O and McC need a reality check.BTW Putin is doing a better job than Bush/McC/or O will do. His policies actually address the issues facing modern Russia.<BR/><BR/>Contrary to what McC says this administration and McC have done everything in their bag of tricks and illusions to bring back the cold war.Would America and Nato actually fight Russia over Georgia.? Thts what Nato membership will lead to.<BR/><BR/>jimrangeragainstwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126542922536584950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-75841595627066685352008-10-10T20:25:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:25:00.000-07:00Meghan: My problem is that I really want to like T...Meghan: My problem is that I really <I>want</I> to like TTAC&D. There's a lot of clever dialogue in it, the scene where the two lovers have an entire date (to include sex) over the phone is almost worth the price of admission...but...but...the whole thing rests on Abby (the Janeane Garofalo character), who you love because she's so smart and funny and etcetera, behaving like a total idiot and hiding from this guy, who you love because he's so smart and funny and etcetera.<BR/><BR/>Meg Ryan made a career out of this crap, there's a ton of it out there and it drives me nuts.<BR/><BR/>For my money give me the stuff the old screen queens like Bette Davis or Roz Russell or Barbara Stanwyck used to play. They could do wrong, they could do foolish, they could do silly and goofy - but they hardly EVER did stupid. Their appeal rested in large part on our perception of them as smart dames, way out ahead of the guys panting after them. Give me a cunning lass with a yen for a pass and a lusty lad that's a little bit bad and that's my idea of a fine romance!FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-40050569059911733572008-10-10T20:22:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:22:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-14765668810251901642008-10-10T19:30:00.000-07:002008-10-10T19:30:00.000-07:00oh, man -- Truth About Cats and Dogs. I have to c...oh, man -- Truth About Cats and Dogs. I have to confess to having watched that movie on various basic cable channels pretty much anytime it's on. It's a sickness.<BR/><BR/>But I do feel awfully sorry for Janeane G. that her career required her to play "the ugly girl." Hollywood can kiss my ugly girl patoot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-82891609654543335632008-10-10T13:43:00.000-07:002008-10-10T13:43:00.000-07:00YK: I asked for a pumpkin pie birthday cake when I...YK: I asked for a pumpkin pie birthday cake when I was seven.<BR/><BR/>Never looked back.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-8533913201940331712008-10-10T13:19:00.000-07:002008-10-10T13:19:00.000-07:00I have long and often asked why it is that we eat ...I have long and often asked why it is that we eat pumpkin pie only at the holidays. For a while one time, I wanted to start a "pumpkin pie in June" club.<BR/><BR/>I seriously heart the stuff.Linda Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776352090489595324noreply@blogger.com